Wesentliche Änderungen für Wohngeld wie Anzahl Haushaltsmitglieder, Miete, Belastung oder Einkünfte mitteilen

§ Section 27 (3-4) of the Housing Benefit Act (WoGG)

If you already receive housing benefit, you must report certain changes in your personal circumstances, such as the number of household members, rent, charges or income.

You must inform the housing benefit authority immediately if

• your total income has increased by more than 15 percent,
• your rent or charges (for residential property) have decreased by more than 15 percent (excluding heating costs),
• the number of household members has changed,
• the number of household members excluded from housing benefit has increased,
• a household member to be taken into account submits an application for transfer benefits (e.g. citizen's allowance, subsistence assistance, basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity, BAföG) or
• at least one member of the household to be taken into account moves house (also in the same house)

There is also an obligation to notify if the increase in income is due to an increase in the number of household members to be taken into account. The number of household members to be taken into account also increases if the transfer payment of a previously excluded household member ceases.

This also applies to corresponding changes for an expired approval period, but for a maximum of 3 years before the person entitled to housing benefit or the household members to be taken into account became aware of the change in circumstances.

For details, please refer to the information on notification obligations in your housing benefit notification or ask your local housing benefit authority.

Please submit the following documents if applicable:

• Proof of change in rent or charges and/or
• Proof of changed income and/or
• Proof of the change in household members to be taken into account

free of charge

You send your notification of change in writing or online to the housing benefit office responsible for you.

The authority will check whether your notification affects the amount of your housing benefit and will send you a decision or notification if necessary.

Your notification will be checked immediately. The processing time depends, among other things, on the completeness of your information and the submission of the evidence required for processing the application.